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SOMETHING WORTH READING 


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Rev. W. H. Davis, A. 


Autli«r of 


*‘REII.GION, MORALS, AND 
IN STORY” 


Coi^YRIOHT, 1905, 

liy William Henry Davis 


M. 


BUSINESS, 


City, Oregon, 


A cnp:cKErxEi) life 


Jojni Teiil \v:is ))orn aaid 'reared hi 
a very wicked city, liis parents also liav- 
ling no tliought oi' an Jronorable life., or ol 
the future. 

So he grew to youth and to man - 
hood reckless, vulgar, dissolute^ profane^ 
lawless, plundering. 

At school he failed, learniog little 
hut evil. 

Added to all, he drank.-; and so witE 
Tth e d e vi 1 in si d e, and al 1 -vile iie ti on s o ii t- 
-side, he was truly a bad job. 

With physioal co,m forts he w'a5 
■supplied, home friends being sufficiently 
<.vell-to-do. But apparently no inner 
conviction troubled liim ; no man cared 
iior Jii.m, it seome.d.. 


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Poor JolUr Teal lay on the surface- 
this world a thing helpless, drifting' 
Mke an autumn leaf into thia and that 
devilisin, and brothelisrn,. frightful for* 
one so young. 

It would be unjust, however, to say 
that he was purposely bad. Over akind-^ 

IV heart evil' flowed, iniclogged by- any- 
elFort to prevent it. 

One bollowe’eu with two friendls he 
set out on mischief. 

Sundry wagons were piled across 
Hie street. Next morning Pat FI ins- 
ky found his well nearly full of 
wood, with his pig oiiitop of* it in a bed' 
of straw; and so on.a long list of hap- 
penings attributable to* these boys^, andi 
like rabble companions. 

Their glee was- so great aiid beer so- . 
plentiful that they oontinned mis(dder 
until dawn. 

A\ihen all had dispersed but the- 
three andTliey on their way lioinc :• the}' 
])assed Tim Larkins' hut , where bis cow 
was feeding at tether ; said Teal ; 

J. ^I'eal — Now, boys,, one n)or,e ti i.ck,. 

^ good, one to puit on.. 


‘So Brindie was T^ronglit to, a milk- 

firmly tied ‘to her tail, and she loos^- 
•ened. 

At first 8lo\^dy, then faster, and she 
'‘Was soon at full ririu with dogs at her 
beets . 

'She dashed down Main Street. 

Her race was s'hort. Two men tried 
to turn her down an alley into a yard;; 
but only changed her course ; and with 
one plunge ^he went through Ames 
IBro's’ glass front-. With another bound 
the glass cases of watclies and specta- 
•cles and like inerchaindise -eharp'ly rat^ 
tied and crashed , and she lauded 'hi the 
main ofhce, and was secured, 

Tim Lafkins 'came oiit just as t'he 
'COW was disappearing and the hoys were 
making escape. 

Larkins 'ap])eared at 'the Ames 
Bro’s’; and led away his cow excited 
but uninjured. 

The bo.>*s were arrested ; but on se^ 
•curity of friends wore 'released, agree- 
ing to pay all daJinages,'idhidh amounft- 
•ed to with an additional tte 


Fliiirik^, luakiiig n: total ol i*- 

lessbr damage of $3.75 not being iri-^ 
eluded. 

The next Monday the tliree boyS’ 
l').egan work' in a factory; and’ with smalt 
wages, and ex-penses about a year 
j|)'assed before the debt vvas canceled. 

To* the* credit of the boy c*,. not a da^^ 
was squandered. 

When 8/11 exytenses hadi been met, 
John Teal said«, 

J. T. — ‘What say y.o^i, chums? let us 
have some fuiB«. 

Aleck Clark— Enough fevr' me,. My 
hands are stif^ and sore at this job; Let 
us have a- rest . ‘ 

Ernest D'aytoir — My back is broke,- 
almost, with this heavy work, fts fu n 
enough to be done with it. 

J. T. — O boys, gumps, Ic’s have 
:flome beer.. They gave u-s the hardest 
work. A fellovv daren’t toifch' any thing. 
Once, you know, I took just a little beer. 
Some wa 3 q it went right to' my head:: 
and I came near getting killed’ As L 
passed that big hand, my coat caught 
.■«*n.d I thouglit I was goue suTCy but rtvy' 


€Qat tore, and loame dorvii on my hands 
and knees. I tried to walk so no one 
would see iny lameness. Since that I 
haven’t dared to look toward Old Gush- 
er’s saloon. But now. boys, work’s oti:; 
let’s have one rolicking time. 

A. C. — 0 say , boys, we’ve paid every- 
thing but $3.75., How is this? swallow 
an ox, and choke on «thetail? I move 
we ask the superintendent to let us work 
enough to pay Widow Ladd-. 

E. IX — I second the motion. 

J. T. — Hurrah-! here goes ! 

They were soon back in Superiu' 
tendent’s office. 

J. T — ..Superintendent, these boys 
want to work out $3. 75 more of our ex- 
penses. 

Superdntendent— Its all paid ; isn’t 

U? 

E . H. — It cost Widow Ladd $3.75 
for buggy repair. She hasn’t asked any- 
thing; but we want to pay it. 

Supt.— As you say, boys. 

A. C. — We’ll do it, Superintendent^ 
enly give us a chance. 


Supt. — Well, there^s some pTank, I 
wanted piled. They’re prettv heavy; 
but there’s three of \"ou; I think you'll 
manage them. It’ll taKe you about a 
day ; and I’ll pay you f3.75. 

J. T. — We’ll go right at it while we 
are in the notion. 

Supt. — ^Do you think you would get 
out of the- notion? 

J. T. — I might. These mates] of 
mine seem to like work . 

Snpt.— I>on’‘tymg, like to work, John? 

J. T.- I vjcould ]ike to do ofhce 
work, Superintendent; hut I can't say I 
like to pack plank. 

Supt. — “0 John, a hoy that can pack 
plank, can do other things, you know • 
You w’ant the pie before you pick the 
berries . 

J. T. — I suppose I'm good at pie; 
but we’ll do thisj Superintendent. 

Sin(!Te i? was late, they arranged to 
begin in tlie inLorning. 

At three-thirty the following day, 
the boys appeared at the office. 

Sapt. — Through so early? 


, C. - We began at six. All is piled. 

Snj.t.-I did not think of your be- 
ginning so earl}’. I will not go to see 
if it is well done. As you have done the 
past year, and this extra, you would 
not spoil a record at the last; here is 
your money. Accept thanks for faith- 
fulness ; and if you want work any time, 
let me know . 

E. I) .-We thank you, Superintend- 
ent: we don’t yet know what we will do. 

Supt.-Boys, let me advise you in 
the future to attend to your business. I 
would trust any of you for anything you 
would agree to do. I have learned that of 
you. The devil miKst have had you em- 
ployed, and you proved very faithful. 
Break service with him . You see how 
he pays you. Good-bye. Come, and 
see me ; and God bless you. 

With subdued feelings the boys 
went out , and were soon at Widow Ladd's. 

J. T.-Mrs. Ladd> here is $3.75 for 
the repair of your buggy. 

^Irs. Ladd- 0 boys, I never thought 
to charge for that. Tin sorry you had 
to work so llong. 


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A. 0.- W'e pMid all but tfiat; we 
want to pay it all. 

Mrs . L.-O no ! I have plenty . Buy 
something for yourselves. 

E- D.-But we won^t feel i‘ighf ^Ve 
want to pay all, and then ])egin for 
ourselves,. 

Mrs. L. — How is it, John, you 
have become so honest? 

J. T.— It is Aleck and Ernest who 
are honest. I had to; and I thought , 
if we had -paid $387 Ave might afford to 
pay $3,75. 

Mrs. L .AVell, T\\ take the money 
and if you ever need come back, and 
1^11 give it to you ; and I trust 3mu’ll be 
led to a true life in Jeans Christ. My 
blessing on you, boys. You can he true 
and good, if you will; and it f'Cems you 
are on the right road. 

J. T. — Can Jesus help us?; who is 
the Christ? 

Mrs . L . — My y>oor bairn, do you not 
know that Jesus is the Savior of the 
world?; what have your pareivts taught 
you? 


J. r .-—My pareiittf drinic and quar-' 
fei . They taught m'e to fight and look 
out for myself. 

Mrs . L. — And, child, didn't you go 
to church and Sunday school, and bear 
about Jesus, the Savior? 

J. T. — I went to church once to uiv 
oyster supper, and to a Sunday school 
Christinas-ttee ; but they justhad oys- 
ters, and crackers, and lemonade, and 
Santa Claus, and presents,- and some' 
acthi up. 

Mrs . L .— Child,,! don't wonder you- 
tied the pail to the cow’s tad; I wonder 
more that you haven’t tied one to the 
rector’s coat-tail before this . Come to 
the Mission next Sunday;’ will you?' 
We’ll help you . And now, good bye,, 
boys . I want co hear a good report . 
Jndeed, I have heard good of you at the* 
factor}'. 

The boys withdrew with a deepened 
jieeling that the world wasn’t all they 
took it for. 

J. T. — Say, fellows,, I feel curious. 
What ill the world dev these people mean 
about a Savior? 


X. C. — I was at tlie Mission once» 
They say we 'can be saved from bad ways 
and can lead good lives , if we will. 

E.D.-I was in the country, and they 
bad revival meeting, they called it . 

J. T.-Well. chums, things are 
mixed ;buthere, Fm home; good-bye. 

A. C .-Ocod-bye, pard, 

E . I)s-Frood'bye , old duller . 

The following Sunday Aleck Clark 
and Ernest Dayton were at the revival 
meeting at the Mission . Jfolm Teal had 
promised , but did not 'Come . 

They listened-, yielded, and were 
happily converted; and were again em- 
ployed under their former Superin- 
tendent, 

As for dohn Teal, he -did little but 
smoke and fonnge after his former hab- 
its ; slightly reformed indeed, or sobered ; 
but be wonld stiil drink, and curse on 
occasion; and in time wa8]as had, or 
worse than formerly. 

In a new plar'e a meeting was begun 


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by an Evangelist, a lady . 

By accident, as it were, John Teal, 
now twenty-one, halei luirdened, lost, 
strayed into the meeting . 

Against expectation, lie was inter- 
ested and held to attendance. 

About the fifth evening, as a text, 
was announced, ‘‘Behold the Lamb of 
(lod that taketh away the sin of the 
world !*’ 

The discourse, aptb" suitable to 
John Teal, in part, was.- 

^Irs . Yc^ung- Young men, wild and 
out of the way , I come to you with a 
message. ^Fo^stly for a week, you have 
come and lis-teuicd . Evidently 3’ou ar& 
interested 

Boys, what are yon looking for? I 
passed Silases Block yes-terday , and saw a 
number of you- in front of Daizel saloon, 
lounging, smoking, chewing, and I sup- 
pose drinking 

Where iis your pleasure? 

Where* is your hope? 

What is your future? 

We- read of the “i>mok*> o-f their to.iT' 


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ment ascendhig up for ever and ever 

I can see no object in hastening 
■ that time , 

“There*’, it is written , “shall be 
weeping, and walling, and gnashing of 
teeth . 

Cursings and 'wallings litterall^' come 
.out of that saloon . 

Yesterday I vrsiteil a lady, wliose 
weepings were great, because her boy 
•was in the debauchery of that saloon. 

I visited a father last w^eek raving., 
■and gnashing his teeth, because his 
daughter had gone in there, and was 
’Staying, sunken to the lowest shame . 

You boys, have seen lier dance, and 
heard her sing, in a condition that needs 
inot to be described . 

Boys, isn’t this very hell begun ? 

Are you in a hurry for it? 

John Turner was shot there.. 

Were any of you there then? 

Boys, how is this? If the devil would 
light a great bonfire in front of Dabei 
alooii ,; and now and 5th cn pitch }u 


a jellow dog, and then a drunken man, 
and a fallen girl ; and as their screams 
arose, would you laugh? 

You think, No, but you act, Yes . 

Do you not feel this hell is consum- 
ing your life and hopes? 

My text is infinitely different , “Be- 
hold tlie Lamb of God that taketh a ray 
t he sin of the world 

It is the Gospel of taking away. 

You all have sin indeed : and feel bad 
enough . Suppose all the world were 
like you, or Dalzel Saloon. The world 
wouldnT last, would it? 

Listen to the message, “Behold 

the Lamb of God—' — that taketh 

away the sin of the world.” 

God can remove sin ; and change 
3mur lives; and make them clean, and 
pure, and sweet, and good. 

How many believe this? 

A number raised their hands, 

Mrs. Y.-Soiue of you say by silence, 
'J'here is no remedy; and we must go on 
until the devil tumbles us all into bis 
gieat fire-heap. 


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tTohn Teal-May I please ask a quee- 
tion? 

]>Ir3 . Y .-A sk on • 

J . T .-What do you iiie:in by taking 
away our sins? 

^Irs. A\-Can you think of a babe 
eonfiding in a mother, who looks after 
its every w^ant? 

J. T.-Yes. 

Mrs. Y.-This beautiful Book, the Bb 
])le , says, “Kxeept ye be converted 
and become as little children, ye shall 
not enter into the kingdom of heaven 

The Lord will give us the innocence 
ot a babe, tlie prattle of contidence and 
submission ; will make us very happy 
again . 

Is that desirable? 

Yes; and if it were true for me, 1 
would be glad indeed. 

Mrs. Y. — Listen; ‘‘God so loved the 
world tliat he gave his only begotten Son, 
that whosoever believeth in him should 
not perish, but have everlasting life.’^ 

You believe there is a, God; do you? 


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ATI say, Y^s, ’by upraised bands. 

Mrs. Y. — I .am glad y.O:iii are not in 
total unbelief. 

“Come unto m^ all ye that labor 
'and are haeyy laden, and I will giv^eyou 
rest.” 

The Ood who has -gw-en these prom^ 
ises, who has spread <out the iUnhwse 
before us, who has -fitted (everything 
great and r-maTl, so that it (deftly ac- 
♦complishes its purpose, making a glow- 
ing harmony tli^rwout, rcan 'Control, 
and put under ma.h’.siownieontrol his 
-spirit, soul, and body. 

But this will require giiie^'t lObange 
,in us; will it not? 

Again hands are raised. 

Mrs. Y.— The Lamb of Cnod, Jesus., 
’Will takeaway the sin of the world. 

This is our plea and hope . 

“Tho they (our sins) be red like 
►crimson, or as scarlet, they shall b<e 
white as snow 

Hanging on the tcaoss,, Jcs.us icrkd^ 
‘“It is finishecL” 


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What is fiinished?' 

Eeclemption, deliverance from siii’, 
is accomplished by the sufferings of 
Christ. 

Gome without dela}’'. 

J. T. — So ignorant,, I am puzzled. 
Mrs. Y. — The Bibfe will show you., 
God’s Spirit will lead you rightly. 

Mrs. Y. (Closing) “Arise, Lord, 
thou.and the ark of thy strength”; “0* 
God, show thyself”. Help the needy 
ones . 

Some grope toward thee; others in^ 
total blindness seek not thee . 

Speak out of thy Sinai. Thunder- 
out of thy holy mounta-inv Still great- 
er, speak to the inner heart with tlij’- 
sti IT small voice. 

Enlighten, those who are just begin- , 
ning to know the darkaess of their own, 
minds, and a little of the glory that is. 
all about them. 

We may do wliat we wdl, wo can- 
not show them nor teacii thenr . If 
])ehold. once the shiU‘k.els by 


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Satan has bound them, and real- 
ize he is only biding his time, to drag 
them down to his place, they will come 
:to thee . 

All is with thee; thine the might, 
and honor, and glory, and salvation, 
forever. 

John Teal went away thinking. 

How many like John Teal are verit- 
able drift-wood on tlie rolling river of 
passion and feeling, rushing on the 
sandbars of change and accident. Great 
^crouds, thoughtless, indi'fferent, attend 
-all jolly-makings. 

The next evening John Teal came, 

. and late a young man, iPolo Tabor. He 
was chewing, chewing, as tho his jaws 
were for that especial purpose. 

The room being crowded, heeame 
-close in front. A little elevated above 
the congi-egation, his features now work- 
ing h^^sterica'liy, now sober and sad, now 
Thoughtful, them dazed and bewildered, 
yet chewing, he w^as decided h- more in- 
teresting tli<tn the preacher. 

A glowing sermon, an clorpient., 
•^even firy apj)eal tunvde .slight anij)iH^“ 


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' sion, oweing to the grotesque hgur" 
whom every one was intently watching 
None came for prayers. 

The meeting closed. 

Polo Tabor, however, had coiirag( 
to say, 

P- T. — I liked the sermon. I 

The quick eye of the evangelist noJ 
ticed his deep interest, and the follow-*' 
ing colloquy began. j 

INIrs. Y . — My dear young friend, | 
would you like to have this salvation? 

T.— Yes;I dunno much ’bout it. 
Mrs. Y.— Well, you may, if you 

will. 

P. T.— I’m wicked; what shall I 

do? 


^Irs. Y. — All are wdcked. Christ 
died for sinners. Pelieve, and be saved. 
IP T.— Saved! from what? 

Mrs, Y.— From sin. 

P. T. — Not my sins; the other 
things trimhle me. 

Mrs. \ — What things? 


P- T. — Your text; “After death lha 
judgment.’^ What’ll that be? 

Mrs. Y. — Your acts and thoughts 
will be brought before you; and reward 
or penalty will follow* 

r. T. — What penalty? 

Mrs . Y. — It will be, stroke for 
stroke. Where you have hurt a play- 
mate, you will be hurt; if you have torn 
up your sister’s playthings^ the things 
you love will be torn to pieces; if you 
have caused your mother tears, this sor- 
row will come to you, if you Irave abused 
yourself even, this will come back and 
heap more abuse on you: the anger, 
pride, hatefulness, bitterness, that have 
been in your heart, will return again on 
you. In fact, it will be justice; and all 
you have done and thought to do, will 
return on you: for God is Judge, 
ind will meet out to you what you have 
jarned. 

P* T.— “What Is meant by fire, hell- 

ire ? 

Mrs. Y. — AVe’re too short-sighted to 
;ee, or understaiiel it all. Heaping it to- 


gcther, Gt)(l calls it a. lire, burning evur> 
to the lowest hell. ‘'The wicked cease* 
from troubling.” They have- trouble of 
their own. Would you like k) be saved. 
from these? 

P. T.— Who? how can I? 

.Mrs. — Jesus bore our sins for us_ 

That leaves us free; docSr it not? 

P. T. — It would. 

IMrs.. Y.: — But if reject, our- 
sins remain^; dO' they not? 

P.. d'.— It locks so;- but wliat wilh 
keep me from bad })la©es? 

M'rs. Y.*— Wicked places won’t want, 
you, and you won’t want them. Y"ou 

wouldn’t want me to come to vour- 

%/ 

dances; 'wmuld you? 

They won’t want you at the saloon,, 
jior at any bad places. At least, I’ve nev- 
er been trou])led that Avaj". Some have,, 
they Fay; but 1 think it was because- 
the}" didn’t have religion, and not be- 
cause they did. 

Have you read tlie Bible? 

P . T.--No. I read one chapter once;- 


Mrs. y. — MnvaL'was it? 

P. T. — The lifth chapter. 

Mrs. Do you rcn>e«it>oi’ any of 
5t? 

V. 'J' ‘‘Pfessed -are Ificy that 
liuiiirer and thirst aftor Tighteonsness.*” 
Mrs. Y.— Here is the palace . Jtead 
the last of that Terse . 

P. .-“For tliey shall be filled 
:Mrs . Y.-“Sfliall be filled ” IVhait 
•does that mean? 

P . T .—Have plenty of it . 

Mrs. Y .— Plenty of whatl^ * 

P . T.— -What the}" seek for. 
l\[rs. Y.— M^hat is that? 

P. T.--“ Righteousness 
Mrs. Y.— Yot a little, just enough 
to keep them from starving? 

P. T.— No; a plenty. 

Mrs. Y.— Then yon won’t have 
wickednes, will you? 

P . T.— Surely not . 

Mrs . Y .--Then this passage, “The 
ivicked sliall be cast into hell, and 


the nMioiis that forget God.”, wouldn^t^ 
ap.ply to you, would it? 

P . T.— No . 

Now, would you not hke to have- 
8ueh salvation? 

P. T . — Yes, indeed. 

Mrs. Y. — Ask for it will you? 

P. T. — Lord, help me,, save me; dev.- 
il help Pfeter help' me.- 

Mrs. Y. — The' devil might help' 
yoiT, by leaving^' 3^0 u but he won’t;; 
Peter can’t help- .you. Ask the Lord. 

P . T .-—I! dWn’t Ino V ;' what shall T 
a&k for?' 

I\lrs. Y.—Db you' believe the Bible?' 

P'. T.^I think so, 

Mrs. Y- — Do yoU‘> believe what L 
tell 3^011? 

P* T . — Yes ; I believe you . 

Mrs, Y.— Them are you willing to'^ 
do what the Bible asks of you?’ 

P. T.— Yes. 

Mrs. Y. — Then ask pardon, and to;' 
be made different altogether. 

P. T. — G Lord^ pardon ;• make me> 


diflfereilt, inn()cent, lilie a child’, 1 ) 6001136 ^ 
Jesus died for me. 

The audience had remained stand- 
ing, silent, to see how this battle be- 
tween light and darkness would end. 

But their feelings now broke forth* 
in sobbings that lasted some minutes.- 

All tl)is time Polo Tabor stood reso- 
lute and fixed, yet humble and’ plead- 
ing in an audible, tho sometimes inco- 
herent w^av. 

Mrs. Young’s feelings also- gave wa3r 
in profuse weepings 

We remember that ‘‘Jesus wept”' 
with the weeping . 

John Teal came out, and stood be- 
side Polo Tabor. 

J. T. — Polo, we have been friends^ 
hi wickedness, we will be for Christ. 

A smile came on their faces, which 
plainly told they were changed, new^ 
better boys. 

With greetings, the congregatioi> 
dispersed . 

The striking thing was their con-- 
tersion with so- little light aBcl teaching.- 


W'hyt n ru'cd tiuii tl>p he 

taiyirht, tliMt the‘v iii:iy know liow to be- 
come o()()d Clnifitimi soldiers! 

\^> would look now for n prrent re- 
vivid . It CMine partly, and partly not. 

Men wanie 1 religibm witboiit-? <=eU‘-de 
nial. “If any man will come after me; 
let bim deny himself, and take up his 
cross, and follovv me.” 

However, a goodly mnnber entered 
this deep, if not wide, revival current. 

At the closing meeting, the text 
was, ‘-CliYe heed, lest we slip.” 

Mrs . Young dwelt on the ability of 
Clnist to keep his disciples. But, 

Mrs.Y. — All this keeping power de- 
pends on our heed. God will not do 
this against our wish . David never 
lost battles, wlien obedient . Gideon did 
not fail with oOO against a host . Israel 
was not drowned in the lied Sea, nor 
the Jordan. They took heed. 

I admonish , and entreat you . 
Heedless you’ll slip and fali. Our text 
says it . All past experienc'.e declares it* 
Bat with good heed you will hold fast. 


At close of seniKm a man spoke 
as follows 

Adam Cower — Friends, all know 
me. I was converted when I was twen- 
ty-one. I have been a ehui ch-inember 
forty-one years; not a g)od one, I con- 
fess. d'he boys often say, “Well , if 
Adam Cower ^ets there, thereHl be a 
chance for us all.” They are about right. 

But b}" Divine help, I will do- bet^ 

ter. 

Hew did I reach my careless, semi- 
Christian state? where the Lord can’t 
use me. and the devil sareely cares to? 

I didn’t take lieed. I could get 
along without being so particular, or 
saying a word about religion. I could 
witness games on Sunday. Then I could 
fish, and pitch, horse-shoes until Sun- 
day became a day of recreation. 

That’s the way I became a lifeless 
worthless Christian , if such can be. 

Now young men, if you want the 
life I have lived, 3011 can have it in my 

If you want it different, you ^iU 


iilul it in* a better way^ 

Headless fictions will go thru your 
religion like a saw,, and hanirner, ancl 
)ile; and there’li be nothing left, wortb 
speaking of * 

Heed every little right way. 

Wait for the great occasions, and* 
theydl not come . 

It’s deadening, in a membership 
of 100 to find but six at prayermeeting^ 
four besides tlie pastor and his wife. 
Times without number tiiat has been the 
case;: and I,. dead stick, one of the six^ 

What of the rest‘? Some may have 
reasons ; but most are without excuse. 

Friends, you may call me a fool^, 
and I have been ;:but I’m done with this' 
washy ,hashy religion. 

Pastor,, count me in;; I’ll goto the^ 
poor, I’ll help you .. 

Friends, I feel better. We’ve had 
many a revival,- but I’ve been soon back 
to iny old sitting place , 

Friends, take me by the hand, help> 
me V llemember in Adam all die. Get 


•away from tlie old Adam, into the new 
Adam. Christ 

Halleluiah t 

Its the first in twenty 5^ears. I'm 
•glad I have a newer, hapj-ier religion . 

Thus closed the revival. 

Influences started,, went forward . 

Some who showed little promise, 
grew into influence and usefulness ; es- 
pecially a 3’oung lady , Trello Acker- 
man. 

Of moderate ability, she strove in- 
•dustriousl}^ for educatmn and fitness^ 
and in a few years,, was selected to open 
ra mission in a part of her own city. 

Expressive of her character and 
spirit, we select a scene from her new 
field. 

James Pitt<?nger 5 iad been in the 
^lission Sunday school tvv<j \"ears. He 
-was upriglit, good^ true., de^mted as a 
teaclier. 

He noticed, fiovvefi^er, in Miss Ack^ 
-erman a humbler, deeper spirit. There 
■■was an abiding tru^t, a steaoly 
?f( ) r w a j'd., ,t b a t w a s i n s p i ri u 


so 

James Pittenger (at teacher’s meeft- 
ing) — Miss Ackerman, how .can 
work on wdth such confidence and cheer- 
fulness, under such discouragements? 

Miss Ackerman — M^hat discourage- 
ments? 

J . P. — A few weeks ago we held an 
entertainment ; not a usual one, buf 
.■Scriptural, insfructi\^. 

We worked upon it a month. 

^Ve advertized greatlj-; and it 
■seemed to me it was the most helpful 
meeting I ever attended.. You conduct- 
•ed it as tho thousands were present.. 

I wonld have been utterty discour- 
aged, and could hardly have moped 
•across the floor-; for there were only 
twenty persons present., counting 
6mall children. 

^liss A. — D@ you remher Gideon? 

J. P. — Pes. 

iNIi.'S A. — Did he mope along? 

What would yoiu have thought, to 
hear the cry “The sword of tlie Lord 
sni'd of G id-eon’"? 

Jlov do yovi imagine David felt go- 


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ing to meet Goliath, with a sling and 
five smoothe stones from the brook? 

And how wotild you have got along 
with Paul and Silas, when they sang 
and prayed in the prison? They were 
fast in the stocks, guards at the door, 
the prison barred. 

What do you think James and John 
would have done , if they had been in 
our meeting? 

J. P, — 0 Miss Ackerman, you an- 
nihilate me. If I’d been David , or 
Sampson with that jaw-bone, I’d have 
run for life . 

But do you claim to have the cour- 
age of .John of Mark? 

Miss A. — No indeed ; I claim only 
the courage of Trello Ackerman ; but 
Christ is our strength ; and if so, should 
we be w'eak ‘his other men”? 

J. P. — I must have only the cour- 
age of .James Pittenger ; and I feel I 
need converting over. 

^liss A, — That had almost run 
thiu my mind ; but I remember you are 
a successful, useful teacher, 

.1. P-— Now, since we have re- 


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'ferred to tins, what Is the use of w^ork- 
ing a month, four of us, with these re« 
suits? David -did kill Goliath. 

Miss A..— T suppose, if w^e’d had 
our 500 seatings ©Gupied, if nobody^d 
keen benefited., you’d ’a’ keen better 
•satesfied, 

,j pi — -j l)ut I wanted to 

do good too. 

Miss A. — Didn’t you say a moment 
•ago that it was the most helpful meeting 
you ever attended? Where could your 
faith have been before? 

I would gladly have labored all 
this time, to have my fellow workers 
helped and built up . 

Do we remember that ifesus spent 
the most -of his time instructing and 
strengthening has twelve disciples? 

I heard othefrs say they were helped,, 
jas well.. A yoimg girl said she was 
igreatly encouraged, and believed she 
‘Was a better Christtian„ on account of it.. 

Where’s the discouragement? 

All hanging -our heads that eve- 
gi i 1 ' g? A «Ojr ry hgh t !! 


I am "lad for you and the work 
'lliat you were not in charge that night. 

Courage, Christian patience we need. 

IMinutes of silence followed . 

All were thinking, and deeply. 

IMinerva Watson s})oke the senti- 
ment of all. 

J\r. W. — There must indeed be a 
completer Christian life , a greater power. 

Evidentl^y the saints of old were 
holder and stronger. Else, “How 
should one chase a 1000, aiKl two put 
10,000 to flight/^ 

Peter preached a five or ten min- 
utes sermon; and 8000 were converted. 

Jonah’s message, not lialf so long, 
brought a. t\’hole city to refientence. 

Discouragement? Let us go for- 
ward . 

The signs are good, the field 
large; we have a leader, who can flight 
'with fortitude. 

If we are not exactly right, let us 
^.get so. Is not “Jesus Christ the same 
.yesterday, and to-day, and forever? 

All knelt, expecting new strengtli. 


Miss A.— God will' Help us, ifwe’ 
But trust and obey him. 

Let us go forward . 

Returning^ to the story of John . 
Teal and Polo^ Tabor, their lives are ! 
hard to follow.. 

But three months, from the close of ’ 
Mrs. Young’s meeting; both’ are in a ! 
saloon, intoxicated. ! 

Jbbn^ Tear struggled to* be true; but 
evil associates bore him* down; until he^ 
was backslidbn, fallen . 

The les&on- is , -Choose good compa-- 
ny. 

A’ little way with wibbcompanions, 
means all the way , . back to the world. 

Eolo Tabor’s trouble is illustrated! 
by a conversation with a friend’. 

P . T. — r say, Jake,, where’ll you* 
be to-morrow?" 

Jkke Atthur — A' great game we have- 
on the ball-ground'. Sunday excursiom 
will bring crowds. 

P. T.— I’m dying for- some fun.- 

cjBi A.^Come, - then . - < 


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• P. T,— nisee. 

Polo knew he ought not; to-orrorrow 
was Sunday school , and preaching 
morning and evening; above all , the 
Lord’s day. 

After a struggle he decided to go to 
church in the morning , 

He was interested, went in the eve- 
ning, and so was delivered for the time, 
tho weakened and harmed by consider- 
ing evil. 

Bnt on T;he whole, young Tabor was 
regarded as making comm-endable Chris- 
tian progress, 

Jake Arthur (the following week) — 
Say, Polo, why weren’t you at the ball- 
game? 

P. Tr— 0, I went to church, 

J- A. — To church 1 You must he 
a Christian I The Bible says, “Rejoice, 
0 young man , in thy youth. 

P. T, — 0 well, may be I’ll go to 
ball-game snme time. 

Polo had been in empio.y; but from 
care 1-e s sn e ss w as i( 1 le , 




He and Jake met again. 

J . A .—I pay. Polo, what you do^- 
Sig now, so dressed up? 

O, .Tin not working . 

J. A:— How so?') how long'without 1 
work?' I 

P. T. — IVe been offa month. | 

J. A. — Going to work soon?' 

P. T . — 0. may be ; I’m tired . 

JJ A. — You’re a Christian!' The* 
Bible sa}^, “Six days shalt thou labor 
and do all thy work ' 

Y^ou would’ht go to the 'ball-game ; 
now you won’t work on week days : eh? '° 

The devil has his way of getting ev« 
erybody. as near as he can work it. 

For “Whosoever shall keep the \ 
whole law ; and yet offend ' in one point*- 
he is guilty of all.’’ ' 

P. T. — I' can have a good time;' 
can’t I? 

J'. A. — Y"es; butwhy make pre- 
tension? I supposed the Bibte was to ' ■ 
i5le followed.. ; 




- o / 


''i oil’ll sec, oI'M'atly 'Peicrson wifi 
’inborn u‘e you. 

tv T — P;iffv Petorsoa.; • nothing:! 
'Jle visited all last SurMay, 

J- A. — More 'anil woree. ’'I always^ ji. 
'■ilionglit the deH] run thing's^; l)ut now 
J think this Crah'viJle is/sanaing the dev- 
il aiighty hard, 

O, “Work for ddle hands'.” And 
t wherein ra-ge, and -fear, and teaiptatior. 
•'tiad failed^ idleness soon eoraplete’d, anti 
"I’olo was haek among sJiiiras, worst, of the 
■ worst . 


8ix years ■passe'd, '-eight years of nn- 
•Tnitti gated darkness and blindness to 


[Polo 'rahor and- John Teal. 


Nothing deterred them, and they 
i: plKflnged greedily into all vice. 

For anofien-ce they fled into anotlier 
':p«.rt of the Cit}^'.; and the officers, glad 
• of the riddance, 'idid not follow, only 
hoping they woidd remain away. 

If Separated from friends, they must 
cmake their owii liviug, and a sorry tiu?.e 
; indeodl 




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^ 1 - 

They lived etieltply, and sweeping, 
Btre^its was aboui all tkjy- could find to 
do , 

It was rarely tliey could have a. 
good drunk, as they called it-; and at 
each successive dehauoh looked the 
worse. 

Strolling 'ihe streets, they met a 
lady that see tiled a-s one they knew. 

Koticitig their looks and interest, 
tlie lad}^ tur«ied toward them. 

Trello Ackerma-n — You seem look- 
ing for some one. Can I help ^ou? 
Will you uot come to meeting at our mis- 
sioii, just across the -street? 

d'wo questiosis artfully put, to 
gain time- 

They looked at the lady., and at 
each other in confusion.. 

At length Polo ventured, 

P.T. — We seemed to kno.vyou, and 
yet we do not. We lived at Highlo , on 
the other side of the City. 

Miss A, — I cannot recall you. 

I was in a meeting there, of Mrs . Young’s 


«eiglit years-’ago. 

Worpe confuse'd. 

John Te a 1 wan t ed • to g-o o n .. 

J)Ut Polo said, 

P- T . — Yea ; we were- there . 

]\riss . — Y our ivaines.' {'dense? 

P. T. — My name is Polo 'J'ahor. 

Miss A. — ^V}iy,‘boys, know voti 

tnow. 

What in the world has hnp{;>ened to 
;you? 

\Phere’hnve'=yo.u been, on deed? 

] nin glnd to see ■^yoiL, thousand 
times to. find you . 

'] was '-con verted there,; you remem- 
tber Trello ’Ackerman? 



John Teal —Madam, we’re 'down, a-s 
you see; hut we^ll come ’to meeting., 
'and in spite- of ourselveir, 'we?re glad to 
see you. 


! Miss A .—Well, good-bye, 'youn:^ 
ipjien, nud we’ll ilook f for you. .sure,, 'lO'- 


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'ihey walktd rapidly awa}^. 

J. . — 'riiunder and Polo,, 

what’ll ba[)pen next? 

P. T. — sura your '=in will fin li 
you out.” What upxt? I can’t tell. 

Le’« go and have supper. 

It was all Polo knew to (juiet Ids. 
feelings. Excitement had driven desiro- 
for drink away^ from them. 

Diligently brushing their clothes,, 
desiring to appear as well as possible, 
Teal said, 

J. T. — I declare. Polo, let us run 
away. I’m the meanest, ])iggest coward"^ 
in the world. 

I know that all right; and I’m the 
worst bum and slum in America. 

J. T.--Y0U are, you bet. 

P. T. — Any way, I’m going to the 
^Fission, if I’m caught, or killed, or 
what not. 

J, T.— Polo, what’s the matter with, 
you? you don’t want religion, do you? 

P. T. — It seems useless to want; but. 


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If it cguM be, I wouUliiH be such a 
blasted fool a^aiii . 

J. T. — -Well, YOU were one, sure. 

Wouldn’t work; eh? 

“If any will not work, neither 
shall he eat.” 

We can hardly eat, working. 

Our looks arc ag’in’ us. 

P. T.— Better say, Our drink is 
n-g’in’ us. 

J. T.— Polo, you’re get’n smart. 

P. T. -^Shouldn’t I? Any bodyM 
smart in my fix. 

Both laughed, and were in better 
humor, chatting about old times. 

Trello Ackerman related the inci- 
dent to her friend, Minerva Watson; 
and they prayed for strength for the 
meeting. 

fleeting quarter to eight. 

Miss Watson excelled at the organ. 

About 350 people present. 

The young men ’entered in time, 
and sat about the naiddle of the room . 


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I^’ayer by ’James Fitleng'or. 

iSong again, and prayer by Miss 
Ackerman. 

And was announced this text,- 

“The wicked flee when no man pur- 
r;sneth; but the righteous are bold as a 
lion.” 

Miss x\ckerman showed liow strong 
:and courageous tlie true Christian is; and 
jhow fleeing and cowardly the wicked are, 
jn words concise, graphic, with exam- 
])les from experience thru her life; and 
•tliat of otliers . 

Each .listened. Tliere'.was no waste 
*<)f time. 

Miss A. (concluding) — Friends, a 
burden is on my 'heart. It is the hur- 
•den of humanity 

I pass along the streets; and every 
^day som.e new misery I see. 

Yesterda}" I saw a child bruised an d 
'bleeding. I expostulated with the motb- 
■er;'hut ^he has sinned so long all feel- 
ings are stupefied; and ^he 'treats her 
fchild as some ,men treat tl>ek dqgs. 


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1 said wir.it I txAdd, irnd did wliat 
T could to li^lp and »r I'eve; '])ul I came 
.•away sad of heart. 

I took a l>eautiiufi motto into a sa- 
loon, and asked to pnt it up, hoping to 
.-attract some wayward one. 

My request was readily granted; 
but wi vat did i see? A beautiful girl of 
rseventeen, and a young man of about 
twenty were entertaining a croud of half 
'drunk men and 'boys, by a platform 
dance. 

Another young woman liad danced 
.and drunk, ae at a]q3eared, until she 
bad sat down in a stupor in a dishev- 
-eled conditioi’i. 

She tried to escape me; hut I was 
.able to speak with her. 

A year ago she had come to our mis- 
.?ion, Avas aroused to.ker need, but would 
:iiot yield. 

It is dangerous to resist the Spirit. 

A man rose for prayers 'here Last 
-week. I was about to meet him this 
'evening, and lie fled down an alley . 

A young boy was co-nverted here a 
•jtno.nth ago. I met him this .evening, 


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jiind willi Ti sniT1(' and fip ol'liis 'had; 
'passed on Ins errand 

I visited the-Salvation Army recent- 
dy. 

A little girl spoke beautifully froiK. 
'the platform, anb ^ang, - 
Jesus, lover of iny soul, 

Let me to thy bosom fl}’ ; 

•in such strains tiiat the audienc was 
imuch moved. 

“hPld as a lion.” 

“Fleeing without a,pursiuer:” 

‘What a contrast! 

Extremes meet. 

Happiness ;an<l ^misery jostle each 
♦other. 

And thus it seems to continue, untid 
fit will be Hell and Heaven, eternal burn- 
ing and-everlasting rejoicing. 

None would say,! haveaio love for 
)my suffering fellow imen. 

None would say, I would not help 

;you. 

But my love and efforts are feeble 
;and powerless, 

I present One of immaculate purity.; 
.of resplendent radiance, and beauty of 


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«haTacter; of omnipresent wisdom; of 
all-sufficient power, as your Savior and' 
mine . 

Will you have this man, Clirist Je-' 
sus, to rule over you? 

Mdiat love to die for wretch like mef 

Will any kneel? or stand, to show 
which side you choose? 

“Who is on the Lord% side?” 

Silence . 

None arose: 

jMiss A. — “Be sure 3mur sin will final 
Tou out.” 

You’ll run when no one pursues^ 

3’ oil . 

Onh" when the devil gets fast clamp* 
on 3a)u, 3mu won’t run . 

Be brave, as a small lion. 

Silence, and a smile on tlie face of 
some. 

]\nss A. — Is there none to' sa3', “I’ll 
be brave?” 

Another painful' waiting, and Polo' 
Tabor arose . 

^liss A. — Cl lad that one has shviwci 


gome courage; and you may kneel, or 
wishing it, speak. 

P . T. — I am- a stranger, and have- 
not much courage. 

I’ve sinned' away my hope. 

I wouldn’t rise, only 1 don’t want- 
to be more cowardly than I can help . 

At least, I ov/n I’m a' coward. 

Giving thanks for privilege, I’d like* 
to know how many more small lions- 
here are l)old enough to own they are' 
wretched, miserable cowards.. 

Four boys rose. 

P. T. — I’m glad for four, five ofus^ 
ready t’o say, we are mean, blind, cow- 
ardly. 

I was conTertd some years ago. 

You can tell by my looks what lias 
become of me. 

Aimless-, a rolling stone, I’ve gone* 
down, not up hill, down, down,, dowiv 
with no stopping place, but rags, anci 
sorrow, and liell. 

How far off the lashings of. fire- 
tJongues, I Cl nnot telTi 


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But r protest this is all wrong.. 

You four are mere boys. For you^ 
there is hope, and life.. 

I was always rough and wild, 'and' 
now reap what? 

“To' the wind^’; then “the whirl- 
wind.’’ 

I wouldn’t attend school, nor learn,, 
unless compelled. 

So I am as I am, because no one* 
could make me different. 

If it were of use, I’d do anything, to* 
get back that joy I had. 

I once knew your speaker, minister.. 

“Bold as'a lion.” 

The Spirit upon her even‘, has made . 
her so. 

If one had' said eight years ago, 
“Beautiful star. Yenus, be a crown of 
glory on the head of: Trello Ackerman”, 
r should have a.? soon looked for its corn^ 
ihg as to have- believed she would be-' 
gome the eloquent preacher she is. 

We had like' privilege-. 

Behold in me what siir has done.. 

What camiot sin. do?' 


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Witness blasting, and scorn, and 
derision, and drunkenness. 

Po not accept this in me as reform, 
’m heated Avith rage at myself, at 
sin, and the evil one standing at the 
head of all. 

Vd be aA^enged, if it could be; bnt 
Avhatever I do, you boys get the devihs 
hands off you quick. 

Miss Ackerman AVas completely 
overcome by this outburst of feeling, 
and sat weeping. 

Miss Watson, self-possessed, played 
and sang the beautiful hymn,- 

.Tust as 1 am without one plea. 

But that thy blood was shed for me ; 

As she reached the last stanza, 

.Tnst as I am, thy love unknown 
Flas broken every barrier down ; 

Now to 1)0 thine, yea, thine alone, 

0 Lamb of God, 1 come ! 

the Avhole audience melted to submission 
and confiding trust. 

Miss Ackerman (rallying) — All that 
will accejtt Jesus as your Savior, rise 


The sicjjc, rail ■ would have shelter 
riind food, and care . 

Now, the devil has overun and im- 
'poverished our world. 

Some diave fared w’orse than others. 
Gur Lord has sent Satan on the run. 
Do you think our hump-backed 
friend, our o’ed-nozed brother , the girl 
of lowest infamy, who have been .more 
'fiercely set upon by Satan, will ’be'left 
for tlie , devil toovoitk ibL^wdll upon? 

I like to' see sweet bovs and girls,, 
true young unen and women ; but if •! 
‘find (ine. especially cast down, and left 
•torn and bleeding, il w ouldn’t Twant a 
<€ommittee -to sa}^, ‘10, he’s tooifar gone 
That’s like the Tdiarisees . 

But our Savior 'replied, ‘‘The publi- 
.cans and harlots go into the kingdom 
.of God before you- ” 

This angelic shout, ‘‘Bence on 
.earrli.” rings down nineteen centuries. 

If a failure, some one would hay^ 
jfound .it out. 

Miss Wat. son. sing, 

Hock of Age.'^, cleft for me, 

Let me hide my.- elf iicfuee, 

•Jl'he verses, 


Let the water and'the blhod" 

From th)^ wounded side which flowed'. 

Be of sin the double cure, 

Save from wrath and make me pure ; 
were most toiicliing. 

Miss A . — Oportimity. now for tes- 
timony . 

Many spoke . , 

P. T. — It wouldn’t do for. me not to 
speak, since it is said “Whosoever will, 
let him take the water of life freely.” 

All I have is destroyed long ago; 
and if anybody is destitute, I am . 

Do you think there is a chance for 

me? 

IMiss A. — Yes; Jesns said, “I came 
not to call the righteous, but sinners to 
repentance. ” 

P. T. — That’s me; but too far gone, 
I thought. 

A minister said, some had sinned 
against the Spirit, until they vvere lost, 
lost . 

Pmust be that crook-backed Ger- 
maai.,ydt]i all gone. 

But Pm troubled that I have a lit- 


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tie. and so little hope. 

James Pittenger — I've been strength- 
ened . Some time ago I would have run 

m 

if a cricket had chirped; 3'et I w^as try- 
ing to be a Christian. 

I suppose these two men are timid, 
fearful . 

If that German , instead ot receiv- 
ing hel{>, had hobbled to the sea, and 
struck out in a skiff, he’d soon gone un- 
der the waves. 

I thiiPK some ministers talk about 
sinnii'g away all grace without know- 
ing the evil they do. i'he devil swings 
chat club with force. 

But the Lord says. “Come, come.” 

But our friends have been running, 
running, running. 

The Lord can’t stop one when he 
will run ; for tliey “flee when no man 
pursuetli.” 

Miss A. — As many as are, or will be 
saved , rise. 

Nearly all ro-'e, among the number 
Polo Tabor and John Teal . 

Then chasing prayer by Miss Watson. 


Miss W. — Lord, thou seest these 
two men, who once knew thee, and all 
these stanrling . 

Is there hope for a sinner? Thy 
word declares it . 

Is there hope for a vile sinner? Piiiil 
says , ‘‘Christ Jesus came into the world 
to save sinners, of whom lam cliief.” 

Paul was mean enough to hold the 
clothes of wicked fellows while they 
stoned to death good Bt. Stephen . 

Lord , I hope none of us are low and 
contemptible en >ugh for that . 

But if we are, we need a wonderful 
Savior. 

St, Stephen “cried wdth a lond voice, 
Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.’’ 

On the cross, Jesus said, ‘■Fatlier, 
foigive them; for they know not what 
they do.” 

Speak to these two men , Instruct 
them . 

It is said “Believe on tlm Lord Je^us 
Christ, and tliou shalt be sav( d,” 

But too, Zacheus said, “Lord, iff 
have taken anything by false accusa- 
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niv^eus tlie Z:ichpn? spirit. 

If we have clieated or robbed , let us 
at leaet pay it l^acb. 

If we have harmed any, let us ask 
pardon. 

If we have a stolen golden wedge^ 
We can’t take the cit}^ Ai . 

We promise, so far as we can. to 
make all wrongs right, and serve thee 
fo rf ver. 

It is urgent ; take us . 

In Thy name. 

.lohn Teal and Polo Tabor were deep- 
ly thinking. 

The following evening, with every 
seat filled^ tlie meeting bore heavy on 
the slight form of Trello Ackerman. 

She Took as her text, “God be mer- 
ciful to me a sinner.” 

INIiss A. — It would be as well, per- 
haps, ifl did not preach. 

This text is enough food for all our 
thought . 

Mr. Pittenger, will you, please put 
the text on the board? 


In large, round letters the text 


seemed to glitter, as the audience looked 
and read. 

Miss A, — “God be mercirnh’' 

W'ho needs mercy? or rather, \vho 

not? 

To the best, or tlie worst of us, 
mere}’' is our hope; it is the hope of alh 

T})at pv’e see. 

“Be merciful to me.” 

This isn’t to the one next you . 

Some spoil a sermon by giving it 
away. 

Just as the publican uttered these 
words, a Pharisee stood and prayed, 
“God, I thank thee that I am not as oth- 
er men are, extortioners, unjust, adulter- 
ers, or even as this publican. I fast 
twice in the week, I give tithes ot all I 
possess.” 

But the publican stood downcast; 
lie didn’t dare look up; “But smote up- 
on his breast, sa3dng “God be merciful 
to me a sinner.” 

“This man went down to his house 
justified rather than the other .” 

“To me, a sinner.” 

Who is a sinner? This word is to 


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■you. 

If }Y)ii fire proud like the Pharisea, 
and Fo tlifinkful you are so good, you will 
'get. nothing. 

He came not to cr.ll the righteous, 
but sinners.” 

Only put awa3' your sin, and sa}^ as 
the Prodigal , “I will arise,” 

You have been too long sitting. 

The business man can’t make mon- 
ey sitting. 

Paul was no sitter. 

That’s the trouble, so many sitters. 

I can’t tell wluit your dutv will be; 
I have enough to find out and do rny own. 

But you won’t need beds of ease to 
rest upon . 

Israel moved, as moved the cloudy 
j'illar or pillar ot'fire . 

The Lord’s people are a moving 
people . 

.[\Jike Hushan would say, “Get a 
• move on you now.” 

I say so too. 

We will now have altar service . 

For want of room, everyone bow 
down where lie can find a place. 


Many’ knelt, and Iluslia.n'' 

}> rayed.” 

K. 11. — I/ord help ii':, porn sinners. 

IV aiiV ar'e’ioo ba.i, help them'. 

If any thiiik ’em very good, O Lf'rd,- 
”S-hake ’em teirihle. 

Shake Kairimi Hushan for once. 

If the devil can’t make us fee! we 
at'e bad , awtul bid, lie’ll come with 
biniles ,to make us feel we’re awful good^. 

S'avior. use the cord ,with which 
3mu drove out the money changers, and 
leaoh us beat’n sinners some sense. 

Get a hold'of them two young men 
tliat think they’re too bad . Shake ’em- 
('»ver the real brimstone potf and they’ll 
be glad to jump at jnsf a little chance 
and get away from the devil, who’s fol- 
lowin’ ’em day and night, and putt’ii’ alb 
this noilsen.^e into thedieads of ’em . 

Give us a revival here,' so as the dry 
bones’ll come together' an’ flesh'll come 
onto ’em. and breath’il come into ’em 
and they’ll live. 

Help us take up the puhlicau’s cry 
and make it our ovvn, ‘‘God be meroi-' 
iVii to me a sinner.” 


A‘n(] iliere'il l')e no s^tand’n’ on cere-' 
TViony , but be that seeks will find, wheth- 
er lie be sinner, great or little; only the' 
TVian, rich in himself or proud , he’ll be 
shut out forever.- 

John Teal’s sins were gone ; and 
speaking, lie said, 

“d'ho yoiir suns be as scarlet, they 
shall be as white as snow; tho they be 
led like crimson, they shall be as wool.”' 

T couldn’t believe this meant me . 

Now I see no reason for men stay- 
ing, halting, Christ so merciful, forgiv- 
ing. 

If the devil would want religion, T 
don’t qui'e mean that, but the worst 
I'nan in theworld, Fd sa3^ “Get on your' 
]>rayer-bones cpick, and the Lord’ll have 
mercy 

The meeting was dismissed late, and' 
all retired quickly. 

Polo Tabor(on way home) — John,- 
h ow could you, without paying back that' 
money? We came a flying, you know,- 
officers after us. 

J. T.— I never thought of it. 


When first converted, we had notb- 
ing like this; the law made ‘us ante up 
’in that factory. 

P- T. — Well, I can’t say I’m not 
glad; but you’re in for it, John, true as 
true. 

J . T . — I’ll see Miss Acker- 

man says. I’ll pa}’" my half an3’’way. 

P- T. — I don’t know about mine; 
that old fellow can stand it. 

J. T. — Yes; but what is right? 

P. T. — Why be so partic’lar? Can’t 
we serve the Lord in a hump, and not 
•he bothered so in little things? 

There’s Abe Bilter, our grocer . He 
'won’t sell a cigar, and he loses lots of 
trade. There wouldn’t be any more 
smoked for him sell’n’ ’em. 

J- T.— Yes; but we made a bad hit 
before, and we’d better start sure. 

P. T. — You’re mighty right, John. 

A’n’t Katrina Hushan a one? 

I bdieve, after all, I’d like to have 
.Katrina’s kind o’religion. 


Tliey knelt, and John Teal prayed. 
The next evening Trello Ackerman 
preached; Minerva Watson sang, and 
James Pittenger gave an exhortation. 

Feeling ran high. 

Invitation was made, bnt not a soul 
moved. 

P. T.(on the way home) — I declare, 
that was a dead meet’n’ . I felt like a 
last year’s bird’s nest, dry, oh! 

J. T. — The preacli’n’ was good, 
wasn’t it? 

P. T. — Good enough, I s’pose; but I 
couldn’t get any good. 

J. T. — O Polo, you want to get into 
a pretty boat, and float on a shining 
stream with flowers on the bank; and 
without turning a hand, sail into Heav- 
en. 

Anybody could wear that kind of re- 
ligion. 

?. T' — Well, p’r’aps that’s it . 

J. T. — You’ll have to go to re- 
pent’ii’ in strong earnest; there’ll never 


t,)e any peace to the cricked, sure' of that. 

P.T. — Do you think, John, I’ll have^ 
to ante up that $25?- 

J. T. — I can’t see how else; the Bi- 
l)le says, ‘‘Let. him that stole, steal no' 
more.” 

To keep that, looks like a continual 
steal. 

If I stole your coat; I wouldn’t seem 
sorry, would' 1 , if I wore it right along?' 

P. T. — ^That’s easy, John; but this'* 
is more different . 

I need m 3 " coat bad; Benton Everet 
don’t need that mone 3 ^ 

He’s a skin-flint, tO' start with, and 
has piles of money. 

If I’d pay it back, he wouldn’t know 
he had any more. 

J. T.—'rhat’s nothing ’bout being' 
honest, Polo-. 

May be, if 3 "ou’d ponied up that cash, 
or promised to as soon as you could, you 
wouldn’t had such a dead meet’n’. 

Delightful sing’n’;. and Pittenger 
meant every word. 


P. T . — May be; but it seemed as 
dead as that old picture of Pilate hang’iP 
-on our wall. 

But Polo was willing., after all, to 
join with John at prayer,, 

P. d\— (Ne^ct evening on way to 
meeting) — John, I’m gett’n’ weary. 
This is drag’ll’ me to death. 

I’ll help pay that $50, if it’ll help 
make the meet’n’ any more live. 

J. T. — It might not, if you’re just 
trying to buy a little religion. 

I’m afraid iPd be like that fellow 
Peter said wanted to buy religion. Peter 
iSaid, “You haveiPt no part or lot in it. 
Repent, you rascal 

P. T.— John, you’re worse’n Mike 
Hushan. A fellow can have no stand’n’ 
place . 

I’m half vexed at all these cranks. 

J. T. — Polo, may be you could find 
some easier churefi; I heard a minister 
•say once., all you had to do was to be- 
lieve. I 


P. 'r . — I don’t want no shoddy thing, 


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Polo Tabor was having a hard time; 
and thus matters went, from day to day, 
from week to week . 

One day John came home to find 
Polo drunk, dead drunk. 

Sad indeed to John. 

A. reformed life, almost; then back 
again to the very gates of destruction, by 
the demon that had pursued them alt 
these years. 

Nothing could be done, but watch 
and wait. 

After a while Polo roused, and 
looked around in a dazed way. 

J . T. — Do you want anything, Polo? 

P. T. — A drink, please. 

He drank copiously. • 

P. T. — John,-hic-you’re good-hio 
-feller, John. 

J. T.— Why, Polo? 

P. T. — '^ause, John, you’ve got ’lig- 
ion, John;-hic-you can look out for rne; 
and, John, I can have-hic-spree any 
time . 


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Polo was sobered next day. 

He was at the Mission . 

A sermon on repentance by James 
Pittenger. 

Invitation by Trcllo Ackerman. 

Miss A. — We bring you good news,, 
glad tidings. 

Repentance is necessary. 

You can have no faith, none of the- 
Lord’s better gifts without it. 

Christ our risen Savior, to whom all' 
may come. 

However dishonest, however drink- 
ing and wasteful, repentance and right- 
doing will open the gateway to Heaven. 

There is a secret in salvation, which, 
never has been, nor can be explained. 

“The secret of the Lord is with- 
them that fear him.” 

No person in his wickedness can be- 
come acquainted with God, 

When you go into your voting- 
booth, there is a secret between you and 
this great Republic. 

On repenting, the Holv Spirit be- 
come.s your teacher, helping, revealing.. 


“When he, the Spirit of truth is 
come, he will ^guide you into all trutli.” 

We may preach, jmaking some effort 
do show you; but we cannot make up for, 
or take the tpfiaee'Of, this great Teacher. 

In fact. W'e merely introduce vou, 
■since we are:au«;j^uainted with the Fath- 
er, with .Jesiis, our Savior, and with the 
Holy Spiait, ,our Comforter. 

The “mystery of godliness”, unex- 
plained; and unexplainable secret of the 
Lord, is thus brought to you, and re- 
'vealed to your inner spirit. 

Some-say, “I.canI, I’m .gone.” 

l am glad you iCannot. 

It is much easier that you tcannot., 
■much better, more glorious. 

If you could accomplish it, it would 
ibe a human religion; and indeed we 
have too much of that. 

That is why the world stumbles and 
•falls. It was “unto the Jews a stum- 
hling-block, and unto the Greeks.foolish- 
;ness.” 

We present the remedy. 

v'Givejmur iCase over out of yoiir owu 


liands; and yon wouldn’t like to say 
the Lord that made you,, couldn’t or 
wouldn,t do any thing for you that his 
wisdom saw was necessary. 

There is a spirit fellowship, a com- 
munion with the Divine; and without 
it, our religion would be as lifeless as 
Buddhism or Shintoism; as colorless as- 
Lodgeism or Churchanity; and the 
^^everlasting joy on their 'heads”, and 
the new Jerusalem with golden streets, 
would mean no more than the Indi- 
an’s “happy hunting ground”, if indeed 
as much. 

But we present something worth 
your while; religion, Spirit revealed in 
your joyful inner heart. 

Come, if -you will; and you’ll see for 
yourself that it’s the Lord’s, and not 
man’s work. 

But keep your own miserable hands 
off; say, “Not my will, but thine 
•he done.” 

Look at that big church some dis- 
flance away, on Grand street. 

Its masonry is massive. 

Its architecture and finish superb . 


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Its spite -reaclies hlgH up toward" 
heaven. 

The strains from its great organ > 
float far out over that park filled with 
pleasure seek-ers. 

A most learned and eloquent divine 
ministers there.' 

And yet they say(Ihope it isnT so), 
there has been only one conversion in : 
ten years. 

That was the case of a little girl. 

She had lost her father and moth- 
er, pious parents . 

She knew not where ta go, except to - 
the church. 

They were having -a series of meet- 
ings; and the little thing went up in 
front, crying as if her heart would break. 

The preacher and congregation were ^ 
paralyzed . . 

But a colored’ lad}^ who happened 
there, knelt with the child. 

The comforting Spirit came; and 
soon both w^ere clapping their hands for ■ 

joy- 

It is, 

“Jdot by might.(brick walls and glo-- 


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rioiis furnishings); 

Nor by power (great eloquence and 
song); 

“But by my Spirit, saith the Lord 
of hosts.” 

On way home from that meeting, a 
highly flounced lady said, “I do wish 
they would keep infants and niggers 
from disturbing our meeting.^’ 

I’ve said enough ; I’m powerless . 

If your stubborn will is broken, the 
secret of the Lord” will be revealed ; 
and jmu will say, as the queen of Sheba, 
‘‘The half was not told me.” 

Miss Watson, please sing, 

The half has never yet been told; 

As she sang. 

And sweeter is the thc’t of Thee, 

Than any lovely song. 

Thon ha=!t put gladness in my heart; 

Then well may I he glad ! 

Without the secret of Thy love, 

I could not but be sad ; 

truth went a little deeper; and Polo Ta- 
bor cried out, “God be merciful to me a 
sinner.” 

Spontaneous the people fell on 


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their faces, Polo Tabor crying aloud. 

He didn’t say, “I am too far gone.’’^ 
or “What’s the use of being so particu- 
lar.” 

But, 

P. T. — Lord, I’ve sinned with a 
high hand. 

I seem standing over the very brink 
of hades. 

Save, Lord, or I perish 

An hour’s consternation was fol- 
lowed by a calm. 

Song filled the house; and many 
spoke of blessings received. 

Meeting closed. Polo Tabor simply 
shaking hands, a smile testifying to a 
change. 

The following evening he said, 

P. T. — I see I was wrong. This and 
that claim were but a blind to my eyes,, 
a hardness to my heart, deceiving some- 
body, and that somebody myself. 

Now I hate this deception; and 
what before I loved I hate, and hate- 
what 1 loved of evil. 


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Salvation is a happy reality. 

Miss A. — “Truly God is good to Is- 
Tael, even to sncdi as are of a clean heart.’’ 

“When rny father and my mother 
dorsake me, then the Lord will take me 

lip 

When man even forsakes and abus- 
es himself, still the Lord is’ merciful. 

Bidding you all good-speed and 
blessing, w^e are dismissed. 

In John Teal and Polo Tabor faith- 
fulness and usefulness took the place of 
their old lives. 

John Teal ( the week following) — Po- 
lo, I feel inclined, or urged to preach. 

P. T. — Good, John; go forward: I’ll 
•earn, and pay the whole $50. 

J. T. — I’ve a mind to accept your 
-offer. 

Friends at the Mission were consult- 
ed. 

James Pittenger(repl 3 ^ after consid- 
’Cration) — We are glad for the good life 
you are leading 

We need workers here and else- 


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^^ilere . 

Yet we are more concerned that 3^011 
take the right step. 

It is our view therefore that you 
had best both earn the required money, 
and take time for preparation; and if 
you still feel in a degree sure of your 
call, we will do all in our power to open 
the way . 

They accepted this advice; and in 
two and a half months the full $oO was 
in bank . 

To Mrs . Young, who was still in 
work near the old home, Trelio Acker- 
man wrote the condition of affairs, clos- 
ing thus. 

Miss A — Will you kindly see Mr. 
Everett and the officers of the law, and 
find out if an amicable settlement can 
be made by paying the $ 50 . 

Mrs. Young fulfilled the request; 
and in a week there came this letter, 
“Sheriff’s Office, 

“Miss Trello Ackerman, 

“We are glad to hear from 


^tliose two desperadoes. 

“I am inclined to favor them, as 3"oai 
■ request, allowing them to make all right; 

’ but Mr. Everett is not to be pacified. 

“My predecessors got it off their 
hands by not knowing where they were; 
’1aut now that 'Mr. Everett knows their 
whereabouts, I ean promise no peacable 
settlement. 

“They are evidently honest in their 
purpose; and if you think they can be de- 
pended on, I will venture this much. 

' Tell them their ease will be greatly 
helped, I think, if they will at once re- 
' port and surrender themselves to the 
proper otficera . 

“Thanking you for your kindness in 
the matter, I express myself as really 
gratified that the young men have re- 
formed, as their position seems to indi- 
‘ cate.” 

Miss Ackei man promptly informM 
the young men, expressing her regret 
. and deep sympathy. 

J. T. — I think it best to go at once, 

; and give ourselves up, and see the worst 


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or best of this. 

T. — No;’ we have offered them* 
fair. Let Mr. Everet send for ns, if he- 
wishes. 

James Pittenger — If right has been 
met, why may they not quietly move- 
on? 

The $50 can be left for settlement; 
or with full interest; and Mr. Everett 
may have to take what is right, if he 
cannot do worse. 

Miss A . — But the question is, what 
is right, morally and legally? 

The law knows no mercy. 

P. T. — We need not try to escape 
our deeds. J hey know now where we 
are. 

If we cannot settle with them, the 
only thing is, to let them settle with us. 

J. T.(rising) — Bless you. Polo;: 
that we will, and not run or go back. 

This all occurred after meeting. 

Any plan to defeat the • full law' 
would have been in vain. A detect- 
ive was listening to every word. - 


Ut/ 


Two oflioprs <5fepped out, pfiyi ng, “It 
re our painful duty, as much as wo- 
would wish to favor you , to announce- 
to you that you are under arrest; and' 
we must proceed, within an hour, by car 
to the other side of the city. 

Hasty good bye^s, and preparations' 
for the going. 

We wdll not describe the trial. 

It was a plain case ► 

They had broken store, and stol- 
en $49 . 

No defence was made. None w as- 
needed. 

And a mild sentence of one year im 
the penitentiary was given by the court. 

The following, evenings they were- 
W'ithin prison walls, 

Mr. Everett(to the Judge — What 
about my $50? 

Judge — $50? How are you to get 
money out of tramp criminals? 

Mr. E .—Why, they offered to pay it 

Judge —They did !' Why didn’t you^ 
take it? 


■■0(J 


I supposed that would come'in, in 
‘Settlement . 

Judge — Why, you wanted the 
fscoundrels penned. 

What more? 

B. E' — Judge, you we swindled me.. 

Judge (smiling) — You wouldn’t 
Wake the mone}^. 

Law is law. It is sure to hit sorne- 
'body. I tho’t you had learned that. 

B. E —Well,'! hate the church. 1 
fhate Christianity. Now here, I’m beat, 
’'by these scamps . 

I’ll write to Trello Ackerman; -I 
heard they left money with her. 

He received this reply. 

Beulah Mission c^c . 

M r . Be n to n E verett, 

Your favor duly received. 

In reply, will say, Those young men 
fgave into the hand of our Treasurer, Mr. 
rPittenger, some money, without instruct 
'lions, not taking receipt even; so 
that practically.; and legally it is 
^ours. 

We will likely hear from them some 


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time; Liit as to whac they wisli done^ 
or we will do with it, we connot now tell, 
(Sincerely yours, 

Tiello Ackerman, 

Mr . Everett showed this reply to the 
-Judge. 

Judge (reading.) — “legally it is 
ours.” Of course, it is; Mr. Everett, 
you’re left . 

And(laughing)next time a man of- 
fers you ^*50, tako it . 

B. E. — The trampsl the scamps ! 

Judge — ^0, somebody must main- 
tain law and order. 

Besides your expense , it cost the 
-State $55. 

The law is good, followed lawfully.; 
followed for spite, it generally has a trap- 
■«pring at the wrong end. 

B. E. — Judge, I believe you are all 
■scoundrels. 

Judge — I don^t see why; I got 
$12.50. my fees ; and J penned them, as 
y ou wanted. 

B. E. — I see . 

Next time ; there'’ll be moneys in it 
i’or me . 


Jud.ro — There isnT much in hiw, on- 
ly to tlie Inwyerp, 

Best keep ou't. 

B. E. — I spent throe dnys too, iri 
this drotted case. 'J'hat's ^15 more. 

Jnd^ — 0 vvell, then it cost you but 

$ 65 . 

How could it be helped? The boys 
' knew the money wasn’t theirs ; and since 
you wouldn’t take it, they gave it to the 
missionaries. 

B. E . — Judge, I’m Known as a dis- 
creet citizen ; but I'm tempted to break 
your head with this mallet. 

Judge — I’ve a revolver at my hand; 
don’t be rash. 

Lavv is law ; the best thing to swal- 
low one’s rage. 

‘'Fools die early”, they sav ; but I 
believe they live the longest, .and there 
are more of ’em. 

Nothing was left, but to walk away. 

An uneventful year w’as passed in 
prison . 

Work, and work, and work, was, in 


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'short, the year’s story . 

Toward the close of the ^'■ear a pe- 
tition was drawn, requesting their par- 
don. 

Tt was generally signed, Benton Ev- 
erett, however, grumbling, ‘T won’t 
sign it 

^s Mr. Everett, was the on^ wronged, 
and instrumental in their imprisonment, 
his name to the petition was especially 
desirable . 

So a committee to visit him was ar- 
ranged, composed of the, 

Super-intendent of the Factory, 

Mrs . Young, the Evangelist, 

IMrs. Ladd. 

Tersely, their conferring with him. 

Supt. — Mr. Everett, we come, as a 
committee, to request your name to this 
petition, ot which you know the con- 
tents. 

Tlje reasons are these; 

The vonng men are reformed ; to 
this the \Varden bears testimony. 

Their friends desire some recogni- 


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tion of their honorable bearing, that the- 
odium and disgrace shall not be a bar to- 
their proper credit and usefulness here^ 
after . 

Particularly, the mother of Polo Ta- 
bor would be much cheered . 

All wish to say by this kindness^ 
“All hail r boys, weTe glad you’re trying 
to live better lives ; and we’ll sympathize 
with you , and help you 

And we see no object in their con- 
tinued confinement. 

B. E. — I can’t see, Superintendent, 
why so much fuss about twotriimp boys . 

There’s too much of that sort 
©’thing, and so vice and crime are ram- 
pant . 

As to their reform, we^d better 
wait . 

Mrs. L . — John Teal is good at 
heart. Like men, he and others re- 
paired their damage, and without my 
asking. 

B. E — That’s poor morals, smash- 
ing things, tho paying for them. 

Yes ; but it shows- some goodness of 


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lieart . 

B. E' — SmasHiri^- and' slasiiin^' 
things, and keeping it up, is poor good 
to me. 

Mrs. Y. — The hoys coidd not have 
done as they have without a real change. 

B . E, — ‘‘Can the leopard change his 
spots? or the Ethiopian his skin?” 

Mrs. Y. — No; but cannot the Lord?' 
r am sure the boys are different, 

B. E . — I hate a man that can’t quit 
drinking, that can’t quit stealing, that 
must have the Goil of the whole universe 
to help him out of a mudhole, when ho' 
runs into it fast as he can. 

It is absurd. 

Supt.--I’ve traded, in our business, 
thousands and . thousands of dollars at. 
your store. Have I ever wronged you^ 
or tried to?' 

B. E, — Indeed not; you have aL 
wa3’S been honorable ; and there is no- 
business favor I would not grant you; 
because I have found you absolutely/ 
honorable. None in our city more m, 


^6 


Supt. — Would you believe lue, if T 
•TTould tell you, I was once as bad as these 
boys? 

B. E. — I would not, if anybody else 
■would, I assure you . 

Supt. — In fact, Mr. Everett, I was-; 
and worse, in purposely wrongness ot 
’heart . 

B . E. — You surprise me, Superin- 
tendent. How is it so? 

Supt. — Back in the old Bay State, 
Back in a ‘liilly p^aee, then sparcely set- 
tled, came an itinerant minister. 

He preached a plain, simple Gospel.; 
and after the early fashion, set out a 
-mourners’ bench . 

Poor downcast, outcast, that I was, I 
knelt. 

I had a tussel of it ; but a holy fire 
'finally swept thru me. 

Mr. Everett, for the first time I knew 
'happiness. 

Since that. I’ve been an upright 
man, I trust. 

B. E. — I couldn’t 'believe it from 


anybody else . I'll have to believe you, 
Supirintendent. 

Could T find more religion like this, 
I’d fiivor it . 

Mrs, Y .= — I’ve knoVn man}’’ such 
cases . As for myself, I was a fashiona- 
ble girb fhat gave all mv time to pleas- 
ure. You know my mother; she can 
tell you. 

The past fifteen years I h^Ave given 
nil rny time to helping others* 

What made the change? 

B. E. — Bor my life, I couldn’t say. 

IMrs. L. — Mr. Everett, you have 
k now'll me h r twehe years . Eve traded 
Vvith you since (hen . 

Haven’t ] visited the sicK, and poor^ 
and i)el{>ed the orphan, in many cases? 

B. E.— I must agree; no one could 
liave done more; more than I would, or 
could ; it Seems almost more than any 
one ought to . 

But how so? 

• Mrs. L. — I ascribe it all to this re^ 
ligii'iiyou oppose. 

I was far tr( m it in my young wo^ 


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manhood . 

B. E.— I admit you have made a 
good case; but how about Christian peo- 
ple of this town? I don’t see these re- 
sults. 

Mrs, Y. — So much the worse for the 
town ; but this is what religion ought to 
be, 

B. E. — Do you think these boys 
have this, or the common kind? 

Mrs. Y. — Do you know Trello Ack- 
erman? 

B. E. — I have heard of her ; fused 
to know her; had some slight knowl- 
edge of her recently . 

Mrs. Y . — Would you take her tes- 
timony? 

B. E. — I should receive her word fa- 
vorably. 

Mr. Y. — Here is her estimate of 
them; “They repented and made a 
thoro reform, and had planned to make 
all right, and were only prevented by 
their trial and imprisonment. 

“I believe they were converted after 


the way Paul was, the scales fell from 
their eyes, and ‘All things were made 
new.’ ” 

B. E, — I’ll sign it ; I’llsignlt. 

I*d get that kind of religion, my- 
self, if I could . Do you think it would 
take these crinkles out of me, Superin- 
tendent? 

Supt. — It would do everything for 
you, Mr. Everett; the crinkles wouldn’t 
have a standing place, 

B. E. — It may be, after all, I don’t 
■hate Christians , but hypocrites. 

With hearty thanks to Mr. Everett, 
whom they had all known favorably in 
business, they parted in best of feeling, 
and hastened to forward the petition. 

So much time had passed in prepa- 
ration that the Governor received the 
petition only a week before their time 
■was out . 

He conferred with the Warden, and 
found their coriduct exempla-ry; but by 
this time only five days remained : so he 
»nlecided it would not be advisable to is- 
fsue a j)ardnn.; hut he wrote in reply,- 


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“I havp mnde diligent _ inqnin^ and 
find tlie case eminently worthy ; but 
oweing, 

‘‘1 To grnat pressure for pardons, 

“2 To the shortness of time re- 
maining, 

liave decided not to pardon. 

“But thinking I might serve you 
better, I send you a letter from the War- 
den of the prison. 

“Yours sincerely.” 

Warden(by letter) — Good Citizens 
of ^'ir Metropolis , 

On request of his Excellency, the 
Governor, I write the following; 

On arrival of John Teal and Polo 
Tabor, I learned they had professed to 
have become Christians . 

I naturally watched them narrowly; 
for a wolf in sheep’s clothing, is the 
worst character in the world. 

And even outside of the penitentia- 
ry, I have found too many professing 
Christians who would as well be inside 
of prison walls . 

As I learned these men ; I trus ted 
them with various offices; such as tak- 


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5 ng relief to, or watching with, any that 
were sick. 

I find that any distressed, receive 
them as gladly as the}^ do the Chaplain, 
faithful minister that he is. 

And whatever their past has been, to 
my best knowledge, tliey are now thoroly 
upright; and I commend them to con- 
fidence, that they may have the benefit 
of the just reputation they have earned. 

Fraternall3\ 

This was received four days before 
their dismissal. 

•The Superintendent. ; the Judve. un- 
der whom they were convicted ; and a 
wealthy citizen, by name Varley San- 
der’s, made preparation to give them a 
p leasant reception. 

W'idow Ladd had sent on new suits 
of clothing thruout. 

The following were invited guests ; . 

Mrs. Ladd 

Rev. Mr. Blakesdale, principal Pas- 
tor in that comunity 

Aleck Clark 

Ernest Dayton 


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Tlie two Ames BrotlierS' 

Mrs. Young 
'IVell a Ackerman 
James Pittenger 
Minerva Watson 
.Pen! on Eveiett 

And other prom-inen-t citizen?, mak-- 
ing in all a party of thirty-six . 

The Judge and Yr. Everett sat ac’ 
the head of the tab'ie. 

Trel'lo Ackerman and Minerva Wat- 
son were at the opposite end . 

John Teal and Mrs. Young sat half 
way along on one side, and Jaincs Pit- 
tenger and Polo- Tabor just opposite. 

At the close of the feast, Miss Trel- 
lo Ackerman produced a purse wrought 
with gold and silver, intwined into- 
beautiful decoration, made by deft 
hands at the Mission; and passed it 
along the row of guests, with the request 
that it be examined by all, and passed 
to the Judge . 

Admiration spoke out from- the lips- 
of all . 

It reached the Judge, who, after ex- 
pressing delight, said “AVha-t now , Yliss^ 


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Ackerman? what shall I do with it?'’ 

Mies A. — Open it, please, and read 
a note it contains . 

Jnd^e opens and reads, “Friends, 
for your kindness, accept our heartfelt 
thanks. 

‘‘W'e never sliall, with Heaven’s 
help, betray the confidence you have im- 
posed in us. 

“John Teal 
•‘Polo Tabor” 

Another purse was now presented 
by James Pitten^er, beanlifully orna- 
mented with ribbon of blue and white 
and red, anl passed to all for examina- 
tion, ending with the Judge. 

.Judge — What now, Mr. Pittenger? 
what shall I do with this? 

J. P. — Open, please, Judge. 

The Judge opened, and saw this ac- 
count, “Due Mr. Benton Everett 1149 , 
with com])ound interest tor three years 
and fifteen da 3 ^s at six, or legal per cent, 
all amounting to $58.51 

A draft was also found for that 
amount to Benton Everett, on First City 


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Bank, 

A second noteas follows 5 “Judge, 
please liand this draft to Mr. Everett, aud 
the go!d-‘iud-silver-trinrued purse to Mrs, 
Ladd, M tokeii of th^^ este^-m in which 
she is held, for her kind)iess to these 
and other young men- 

‘‘And the secfuid pur=e is to any one 
tlie Judge inay appoint/’ 

The Jiplge handed Mrs. Ladd her 

pur-se. 

She accepted it with tlie^e remarks; 

Mrs. Ladd — I assure these and oth- 
er young men, an<l any who have been 
instrumental in this present, that I could 
appreciate nothing more highly. 

It is said, “Sow beside all waters.” 
Give, and it shall be given to you 
again. ” 

I am a thousand times happv to 
think that seed sown is not all lost ; and 
I shall always keep this as a precious 
souvenir of a glorious fruit.age of seed- 
sowing, tho sometim'^s sown in tears, 
producing ‘-thirty, an I some si.\ty, ami 
some a hundred” f<dd, 


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•' Tlu n ihe Judge I'andfd Mr . Ever- 
ett tlie check. 

' B. E. — Judge, I can’t^ take that- 
Judge, I’rn completely overcome. 

I've always been an enemy to Chris- 
tianitv; but if it can put the spirit in 
men I see here to-day, I give in. 

Judge, I wouldn't take tiiat money 
for all the world ; I couldn’t. 

Judge, the tears are coming. I 
haven’t wept for years. 

I say, God bless these boys, if there 
is a God ; and God bless these mission- 
aries . 

Mr. Superintendent, I believe all 
you said, when your committee came, 
and more, Superintendent. 

And besides, if bad men are made 
good. Fill in for it . 

Judge, you help me. Here’s $100, 
Give this to Mrs . Young and 'I'rello Ack- 
erman, to assist in carrying on their 
work ;and Judge, I declare, I feel like 
going to the mourners’ bench, or what- 
ever they call it, fight off ; Judge, liow 
ie it with you? 

All were in tears. 


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And the Judge said, “What’ll I da 
with the draft, Mr. Tittenger?” 

J. P. — It’s out of my hands, Judge; 
1 was only authorized to deliver it to you. 

Judge — Mr. Tabor and Mr. Tealy 
what’ll I do with this money? 

J. T. — It’s not ours; we couldn’t 

say. 

B. E .—Judge, you’re stuck once. 

At which -all changed countenancOy 
and laughed heartily. 

Judge — It seems I am; but the 
check is drawn in favor of Benton Ev- 
erett; and if anybody draws it, he will 
have to. 

B. E. — O well, I can draw it, if 
you’ll tell me what to do Avith it. 

Judge — I thought I was out of it; 
but I see I’m in as much as ever. 

The best I can see, is to give it to 
the Mission. 

All in favor, raise a band. 

No vote. 


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Judge — All opposed. 

No one voted. 

B. E — What’s the use of a Judge^ 
If he don’t decide? 

Judge — How can I, without a law- 
yer? 

B. E . — “Lawyers are as scarce here* 
as they’ll be up — I won,t say it — Judge, 
you’re the only one. 

Judge — ^^Worse still: I’d let it go by 
default. ■ But that would make it yet 
W’orse, leaving it in my hand. 

I’ll give it tO'Trello Ackerman, to bo 
used any way she wishes in her Mission. 

All passed it along quickly to Miss 
Ackerman, with an earnest exclamation 
from Mr. Everett of, “Good!!” 

All laughed again, and the Judge' 

said. 

Judge — Still I have the ribon-red- 
white-and-blue purse: what’ll I do wdth 
that? Who'll I give that to? 

The note says, “to any one I shall 
decide upon”. 


I’ll give it to Benton Everett. 

B. E. — 0 no! O no!! 

“To any one I wish.” The law is 
on my side. And the Gospel says, 
“Give to the poor.” 

B. E. — Poor in goodness? I’m that; 
and we’re all miserably poor. 

I’ll take it, and keep it too, a re- 
minder of what Christ-like piety can do 
for people. 

I’ll hang it up in a safe place, and 
put- money in it, what I think I ought 
to give to Christian work; and when a 
worthy cause presents itself, I’ll give: 
and if Mrs. Young, or Miss Ackerman 
come. I’ll just say, “Go, and help 3 - our- 
self; and if that don’t do. I’ll go with 
you to the safe . 

And I delcare, I feel so well I’m al- 
most afraid I’ve got religion. I know I 
haven’t; but 1 want it; and the kind 
Jo: in Teal and Polo Tabor have. 

Supt. — Some of us must go; and I 
propose we unite in prayer with Rev. 
Mr. Blakesdale. * 


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Dr. Blakeprlale(prayer) — Lord, we 
"acknowledge thee the righteous God, 
^‘sliowing mercy unto thousands of them 
that love tliee, and keep thy command 
ments’’, and in no wise failing to pun- 
ish the liaughty . 

We want this new religion. * 

It’s the old; but it is also the new, 
“new every morning”, fresh every eve- 
ning. 

Some of ou»’ religion has become old • 
and musty ;some of it has “ bred worms, 
and stunk” 

We need this reforming religion, 
this restoring religion, this good- works 
religion, this giving religion of Mr. Ev- 
erett, that he wants, and has almost got- 
ten . 

Convert Mr. Everett right now. 
Give him ail he wants; and a little more, 
if he needs it. 

Make our Judge as earnest a Chris- 
tian as he has been distinguisiied in law. 

Bless all this company with the real 
fire kind of religion 

Lastly, but not leastly, water mj’’ 
own soul. 


We’ve about dried up at the big 
church on the Park. 

I’ve preached eloquent sermons, the 
people say. 

Lord, if you’ll give me such a bles- 
sing as I need, I agree not to preach 
any fnore great sermons. 

It’ll be hail stones and coals of fire, 
or thunder and lightning along on the 
ground, like Egypt; or Pll whoop like an 
Indian, or be a “fool for Christ'”; any- 
thing to get out of my stiffness and dead- 
ness, and to get this new religion. 

I’m wulling, having “neither scrip 
neither two coats, neither shoes”, to go 
out wdth the Gospel to the streets of our 
City. 

“Give us this day our daily stirring 
up”; give us all what we need, and not 
what we want . 

We “ask largely”, thru thy Spirit, 
in Jesus’ name. 

There war a stir in High Church 
for some weeks. 

Then persecution arose; and hon- 
ored Pastor Blakesdale went into the 


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streets and lanes and dives and preach- 
ing halls, with other mission workers. 

But shortly he returned. Mr . Ev- 
erett, who had become a member of High 
Church, and the Superintendent, induced 
the trustees to let him hold a few meetings. 

My pen is powerless to describe re- 
sults. 

Mr. Blakesdale, naturally and by 
training an eloquent man, was now a 
veritable cyclone let loose. 

His feelings long pent up, swept 
High Church. “Bone came to bone”, 
“flesh came upon them”, “and they 
lived and stood up upon their feet”. 

Some may say, “They were excited.” 

I suppose. They ought to have been. 

Mr. Blakesdale (final charge on 
closing this effort) — Friende of High 
Church, there is much in religion. 

Yet there is just a little bit to many. 

You see what it has done for Mr. 
Everett. 

Now he has a happy, springing tread 
on our streets; whereas before he was 


troubled and burdened. 

You pee what it has done for Polo 
Tabor and John Teal. 

They were bad; now the}^ are good. 

They were idle; now they are indus- 
trious. 

They were a trouble and sorrow to 
their parents, and our community; now 
they are a comfort and help. 

You see what it has done for me. 

It has taken me out of an honora- 
ble desert, bleak as the sands of Africa, 
and has put songs in me, and some light- 
ning. 

You see what it has done for hun- 
dreds. A few weeks ago we were a grave- 
yard, except a few sunn}" faces like our 
factory Superintendent. 

After a big effort, I’ve often gone 
over to his office, to see if I couldn’t bor- 
row a little of the joy that was ever fresh 
ill his heart . 

And we haven’t simply joy, but 
tlie fruits of salvation. 

In the last few weeks, ^Ir. Everett, 
the Superintendent, and myself have res- 
cued from the vile places, with the aid 


)f our Mission workers, six girls; and 
-hey are here to-night, “clothed and in 
•;heir right minds’\ 

We have won the hearts also of elev- 
3n young men, who were far gone in 
drukenness. 

They are here; thanks to our Father 
tn Heaven. 

Religion will put the go! the bounce! 
the push! in you, if you get it, 

I wouldn’t have said that a while 
ago. It’d have been too streety, com- 
mon . 

I’d ^a’ said, perhaps, “Be discreet, 
be judicious, ‘as wise as serpents, as 
harmless as doves’ ” 

I suppose we were about as wise as 
a common snake, and about as harmless 
as a cooing dove . 

I think the’ devil didn’t know we 
v/ere liere. He felt so sure of us that he 
didn’t wake up, until I preaclied two or 
three of my hobo sermons. Then he 
came; O You know. 

Mr Everett, Superintendent, and I 
went trecking then. 

But I think he overshot his mark. 
The more we tvecked the hotter it got 


There is one kind of fire even the 
devil canT stand. 

He’s singed out here, I think; but 
he’s peeking round the edges. 

The devil is calling out to his feU 
lows, no doubt, like Nero to Rome, “0 
that High Church had but one neck, 
that I might cut it off at one blow.” 

The devil has a hard time. Just as 
he thinks he has us all bottled up, and 
can go off on a picnic ,some boy or girl 
gets the Spirit on them and within them, 
and the whole'thing’s topsyturv 3 ^ “Be^ 
hold how great a matter a little fire 
kindleth.” 

Behold “These that have turned the 
world up side down, are come hither 
also.” 

This is the church that had but one 
convert in ten years. 

Thankful I am for that one, and for 
that colored lady that led that little one 
to Christ . 

Ever sinse there has been an inex- 
pressible longing in my spirit. 

When Mr. Tabor and Mr. Teal came 
home with the real religion, and others 


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iSpoke and acted in a way heavenly, I 
broke down and cried like a booby. 

Then I remembered, “Your sons and 
.daughters shall prophesy, and your 
young men shall see visions, and your 
old men shall dream dreams, and on my 
servants and on my handmaidens I will 
pour out in those days of my Spirit, and 
they shall prophesy 

And I simply said, “Work, Lord, 
.according to thy will and might; make 
me a scoop- shovel or .a harn-door, or 
.anything out of me, ,^n>ly ^iye p;ue this 
ifire religion. 

Instead, be made a scQO^-shovel out 
of Mr. Everett; and he;’s scooping in 
iunds, by his own acts and example . 

He made a door of the (Su*perinten- 
.dent; and he’s openang and shutting the 
gates of industry on the line of holiness, 
,-and prayer is an fC^ercise not-u.nknown 
in the rooms oi this great factory. 

Curious, he made a harpoon of me; 
and I’ve speared several greatt .fish . 

I speak it humbly, I’ve done more 
/good in a few weeks than before in all 
^my ministry . 

Elo(^uepce and death, a fi^pe qrgap 


and a fashionable church, and the deviF 
asleep on the roof, mali;e a fine hotch- 
potch. 

But I arose, to charge you to faith- 
fulness. 

It seems I cannot. The Holy Ghost 
teach you. “When he, the Spirit of 
truth is come, he will guide you into 
all truth. 

Advice and sympathy may help a 
little; but the Lord is the helper. “Lo,. 
r iwm> with you always, even unto the eiul 
of the' world. 

Ifow I haven’t shaken hands all 
around for years. 

I want allto' come and receive Chris- 
tian^ greeting;' from* the toughest bum 
bojrwho has come in to see what is the^ 
matter, to the- richest dressed lady. 

Hthis grace goes on, there won’t be- 
so much difference long; the high will 
come downy, the low will come up, praise 
the Lord. 

IHr. Everett (rising) — I like this 
“new religion”; it’ makes me veryhr.ppy. 
I call it new, it’s new to me. 

Trustee Avery(who* opposed Rev. 
lEr. Blakesdale) — I supposeaLl are look- 


ing at me; and I have been as tired of 
High Church religion as our Pastor, or 
Mr Everett. 

IcouldnH help it, I thought. 

I have some wealth; and if it’ll help,, 
I’ll put in $1,000 to si^pply the poor 
with clothing, so they can come to High 
Church and get some of this new relig- 
ion. 

Mr. Everett — On that line you’ll 
soon be there, halleluiah! 

Superintendent — I move our Pas- 
tor and Mr. Everett be a committee 
of two to receive and disburse this and 
other money to those needing it. 

It carried without a second even, 
all voting, the bootblack on a stick of 
wood even rising to vote. 

They forgot they had ’Charity boards 

And Ladies’ Tea Society boards. 

And Trustee boards, 

Finance boards, 

And boards, and boards, (more or- 
g:anization than work), that could have 
received this money. 

So this Flying board was instituted, 
and put out as the advance guards! the 


benevolent part of what Benton fiverett^* 
called “this new religion”. 

So the meeting closed. 

John Teal entered into a clerkship* 
at the great Everett Company store. 

He had to hCgin at the bCttCm; for ' 
while he was reformedv time and experi- 
ence were lost. 

He sKeadUy rdse;' }trid’ three years* 
from thist^ime he stood as first clerk in- 
the firm. 

The foli'oWi% Cohversation' then' 
thok place. 

Mr. Evetett— John,- wliat' Would’ 
you prefef abOvS aid others? 

Mr . ]£ver'ett,'yod haVe asked me a 
hard question. 

B. E. — You' need’ not ansWer, un- 
less you can, and wish'. 

Time is creeping on me . I want to' 
do what I can, while I can . 

J. T.— If you had asked hie three 
3"enrs ago, t would have said, “I should^ 
like to preach, or help the mission work- 
ers, or be their door-keeper, if need be. 

They took me froni- the mite of the" 


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street ; and my heart was hungering to 
do something for the Master, and for 
them . 

But my life has run in other chan- 
nels. 

I should like, pardon me, to make 
as much money as possible. 

B. E. — That is strange, John . For 
three years you’ve not said a word about' 
money . 

What is your object? 

J . T . — J)o you know of Polo Ta- 
bor’s work? 

B, E T heard lie was jireaching. 
That is all. 

J. T. — He is; and in that notorious 
district called Babble. 

B. E. — I have never been over there ; 
but I hear they “are fearfully and wick- 
edly mixed.’’ 

J. T .—“Italians, Chinese, Ptiles, Jap- 
anese, Negroes, snd other ])eoples, amass 
of citizenship, all speaking English, be- 
cause they can communicate generally 
in no other way. 

Yet the English is warped and twist- 
ed into shades of this or that language, 
as it is Slav or Celt or Teuton, or some 


other Ton, that is speaking. 

Polo, iike m.yself, has crawled thru 
many a knot-Jiole; and it matters little 
to him w’hat the jabber is, so it passes 
for English. 

Here he is \vorking. 

Crowds hear him, 

I want money to help him. 

I can reach his meetings in a thirty 
minutes car ride; and I’ve been going 
lately, " 

He is developing a wonderful oiatd- 
r}^ not polished surel)^ : if it were, it 
would not' avail there. 

Fiery, pathetic , impetuous, his ex- 
ortalions are tellingly effective. 

He is. hale and strong ; and ,goes,, 
goes, goes, and literally drags some “out 
of the fire, hating even the garment spot- 
ted by the flesh”. 

On the street last night, he liad an 
audience of this mixed people of 500; 
and they were swayed like the wind . 

One fellow, ■tall and burly, and 
black as night, cried aloud for mercy . 

They have no hall, no preaching 
place . 

I told him I had saved some mon- 
ey, and would give him $500. 


They can get building ground for 
"$1,500; and it’ll take $2,000 more to 
build, to supply their present needs. 

B. E. — Can they not rent a hall? 

J. T. — They’ve tried ; none can be 
found suitable. . . 

B. E. — Well, le’s pray about it; and 
we will see. 

John Teal w^ent to d'abor’s meeting 
that evening. 

His text ■ v;as, ^‘Awake thou that 
sleepest 

I quote a few sentences from his 
sermon. 

Polo Tabor — Are we sinners? you 

ask. 

What are we, if we are not? 

Not saints solid sure. 

My Brother here(pointing to a Chi- 
naman)h;id hard work to-day to pull an 
Italian from a Colored man. 

There were scratches and blood. 

See the face of Brother Ching. 

You don’t call this gulch Heaven, 
do you? 

It i.'-n’t quite hell, but next door to it. 

Idle worst is, you don’t know it. 

You’re asleep, sound asleep; I hear 


you a snoreing nnd a roarinpy. 

The devil’s com’u’ at you with his- 
sharp horns; there’ll be death and dam- 
nation rolling in here : it’s come already. 

“Who is on the Lord’s side?” 

Is any awake enough to come out of 
this? or are Nmu all like Sodom?' 

The sun shone bright. 

All at once blackness gathered over 
Sodom. 

Tongues of fire leaped out. 

Hail rattled . 

Hell vomited her brimstone , 

The City and whole Valley were in 
flames . 

It won’t do, triends, to play with a 
bomb-shell. The fuse may sputter, and 
you think it’s a fi^'zle ;■ but suddenly it 
bursts into angry pieces. 

The:-e hell-holes all around, which 
pour whiskey in and kick drunkards 
out, are more deadly than a bomb-shell. 

All this is but a beginning. They 
lead to a: place ten times hotter . 

If anybody is awake, let him jump* 
at the chance to get out of this. 

But you know,-: I needn’t talk. 

You wouldn’t listen a minute, if I 
Wasn’t telling. yo*u the truth . 




Onr text quoted n, little further, is,,- 

Y\ ake thon that sleepes^ arise from' 
the dead , and Christ will give thee' 
light,” 

The dark hearts of the surging mas-- 
Ses raav find light, relief, and comfort. 

Ihing ! slam ! ! Hurrah ! ! ! goes the’ 
clamor in iHat saloon. 

Afen want to drown the fire in their' 
bosom by pouring down more fire . 

0 folly that is crime ! 

When will those devilish doors be’ 
barred , or men cease to gofinto them ! 

1 confess my fault, friends ; the wail-^ 
ings of this crime-sraitteU' place go up so 
before ihe I' almost forget the great, rem- 
edy. 

A's to our pprsortal needs, we Have a' 
Savior . 

Some have been saved. 

Here jis our brother,' Bhor Hile- 
man . 

He was converted yust a week ago. 

Most of this crowd knew him . 

YoiVdidnh know good of him either. 

Tie looKs better, cleaner, sweeter ;■ 
the children are not afraid oi niiu . 

A little hoy saw him y^esterday, and* 
began to'rurt'. 


Another boy called out, “0, he 
wouldn’t hurt a bottle-fly; he’s been as 
good as sugar, since he’s been going 
to this bum Street Church 

All of you come without delay. 

Don’t do like Lot’s wife, turn back 
and become a pile of salt. 

Don’t do like the prophets of Baal, 
until an Elijah hews 3 mu to pieces. 

Don’t do like Baalim, until a dumb 
ass will crush your foot. 

Don’t do like the people of Noah’s 
time. They laughed, no doubt, at No- 
ah ; but “The flood came, and destroyed 
them all 

Don’t do like all these, and worse; 
until hell-fire rolls over you, and there 
is none to deliver . ■ 

Glorious salvation! it will lift. jmu 
above sorrow, and give you inheritance 
among tliose redeemed thru “the Lamb 
slain from the foundation of the world”. 

Conversation with Mr. Everett next 
day . 

B . E. — How was the meeting, John? 

J. T. — Good, very good. 

B , E.,— Can Polo Tabor hold his own? 

J. T — Yes; heTl hold the devil a 


matcTi. 

We tnllted again ; and I increased 
my offer to $600. 

B. E. — I see why you want money ; 
I’ll do the best I can for you . 

Le’s see ; what’s your salary now? 

J. T. — $100 a month, 

B. E. — I’ll make it, for tlie present, 
$125 ; no, $150. 

J. T.— Then, I’ll give $700. 

B. E.— Put down $700 for me ; and 
go at once and see Suj-erintendent . I’ll 
take your place, while you’re gone . 

John Teal came back in an hour 
with an additional' $700 subi^eiiption. 

B . E. — Good ! well done I ! I’m not 
busy , see Mr. Avery . 

In an hour and' a half he returned 
with an $800 check. 

This made now $2.900.. 

B. E. — Good ! we can easily raise the- 
rest from friends of tlie work. 

Now with a good builder, and rush 
orders, we’ll have the hall up rn a month. 

After street services John Teal and 
Pojo TrOioi? had a w(e{)ing meeting that 
evening.. 


P. T. — Now, Jolin, if we just kee]^ 
iiumble en,oiigli, the Lord ,can use us. 

O. we oiis^ht to work like Turks, as 
anuch time as we have wasted . 

J. T. — Polo, I feel like just a little 
'bit of p fish beside you. 

P. T. — John, you could ^ivvalloxW me^ 
and still have room to ^\ilp in a few 
thousand. You beat tise Russians. 

I’ve been distressed to death about 
imoney . I asked the Lord about it. 
seemed to get peace , but no money . 

J. T . — Well , go ahead, Polo. We’ll 
do our best. It, 11 be all riglit then; the 
Lord will do the rest. 

P. T. — One thing sure, the Lord 
will require our best. 

J. T. — Yes good bye . 

P, T. — ^Good bye. 

As the car roilled on home, John Teatl 
was humbled and thrilled as never be- 
fore ; and he breathed this prayer, 
“Lord, here am I, srnd me.” 

In a -month from this time he was 
made a partner in the Everett Gompany. 
pratically without capitab; but with a 
wealth of strength and integrity much 
needed on aoco'iipt oI t^io wtming strength 


of the chief partner, Benton Everett. 

John Teal now saw he could not 
give money promiscuously. 

So he adopted these rules . 

1 For the first year, and until my 
net income reaches $2,000 a year, I will 
give 15 per cent of my income 

2 If my net income reaches $2,500 
a year, I will give 25 per cent, 

3 If it reaches $3,000, 30 per cent. 

4 $4,000, 40 per cent. 

5 $5,000 or more, 50 per cent. 

6 If my income be less than $1,000, 
I will give 10 ])er cent. 

The business of the Everett Compa- 
ny prospered no les9 than in the past. 

John Teal was known and loved far 
and wide; and many a ragged urchin got 
his start and took inspiration from him. 

The $5,000 income was soon reached. 

Polo Tabor, among the very poor, 
drew almost his entire support from him. 

Mrs. Young and Tredo Ackerman 
drew largeiy from hini; and yet his be- 
nevolence abounded everywh^ere. 

At first desiring to preaeh, it turned 
<out he was called to make money. 

His was a soul sanotified to Heaven- 


ly money-inaking; and to him was a li‘- 
teral fulfilment of the promise, “Give, and 
it shall he given unto yoip- good measu..^, 
pressed down, shaken together, and run- 
ning over, shall men giveinto your bosom.”' 

Half of us, nine tenths of us, do not 
believe the Bible . 

We fal er, witlio-ut the blessing. 

At his hist, invoice John Teal was; 
worth $4£)0, 000 - wi h a net income of' 
$33,500, ' and Christian benevolences 
amoun'ing to $ 16,750. 

“There is that scat;<ereth, and Jmt-in- 
ereaseih, and there is that holds on 
hard to povert 3 u” 

This “new religion” opens the heart.. 
Sow repentenc^-, ri-ap rf-joicing. 

Tli^ last of our lives may be glorious, 
'file life of Job, of Paul, o-f 'Elijah,, 
was b' si at the last., 

Elijah — Chariot ar-d horses of fiir;\ 
Joiin T( al— rChristian honor. 

A1 1 — 0 n ward ; upward.. 



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